Turn Knowledge Into Play
Build Something Amazing
Want to build a browser game that uses Wikipedia's live edit feed? Or a trivia app powered by Wikidata? Or something completely wild we haven't thought of yet? This is your weekend to make it happen.
All Are Welcome
Solo hacker or part of a team? Complete beginner or seasoned pro? Doesn't matter – bring your ideas and we'll figure out the rest together.
Bring Your Curiosity
Three days of collaborative learning, brainstorming, and hacking with developers, designers, and Wikipedians who love turning serious encyclopedic knowledge into playful experiences.
Connect Globally
Wikipedia is built by a global community of knowledge builders. Join us to network and become part of it!
Schedule
Here's the plan for the weekend, all at Hex House in Brooklyn:
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Speakers
Results
Here are some of the amazing games created during WikiGameJam 2025!
FlagQuest
Test your geography knowledge with flags from around the world using Wikidata.
Wikieditbet
Bet on where edits will happen in Wikipedia article revisions. Win chips by predicting correctly.
Gallery Wall
Drag and drop pictures from a collection of art to decorate a gallery wall.
Personal Life
How much do you really know about the most well-known people?
WikiWings
Grab the yolk and fly through as many Wikipedia articles as you can!
Days of October
A version of snake where you go through days in October that celebrate certain animals or foods.
SIGCOV Hunter
Find significant coverage for under-referenced Wikipedia articles. Make real edits and compete on a leaderboard.
Clickipedia
Transform all of Wikipedia into a clicker game. Can you open every article and achieve enlightenment?
Wiki Mystery
A Wikipedia detective game where you figure out the cause of death for a victim.
Mind Palace
Incremental game where answering trivia builds your knowledge palace. Correct answers generate persistent rewards.
Grokipedia
3D Wikipedia world where you hunt for AI hallucinations hidden among real articles.
Portraits of Thinking
Imitate postures of thought! Complete cropped portraits of people thinking, sourced from Wikimedia.
WikiGarden
Location-based game where you collect Wikipedia "seeds" from real-world locations and grow them into flowers.
Horses and Divorces
A short game that lists two celebrities side by side. You have to guess which celebrity had more spouses/got divorced more times.
Wikipedia e-card
Personal Wikipedia page where you can gift articles to friends by navigating through real Wikipedia links.
Wiki Collage
Collage app for wikipedia screenshots that keeps the source page of every screenshot you make.
WikiChain
A guessing game about the paths traveled on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia Quiz Bowl Generator
This web app generates quiz bowl packets using data from Wikipedia's ~50,000 vital articles.
FACT or FAKE
Factory conveyor belt game where you separate fact from fake news with curiosity.
Wikipedia Commonbase
Turn Wikipedia rabbit holes into rabbit towers. Highlight, synthesize, and explore with embedded graphs.
Wiki Hunt'n'Fix API
API designed to feed data into different game engines focusing on providing real task lists to improve Wikipedia.
Wiki Hopscotch - Harlem Renaissance Edition
Connect key figures of the Harlem Renaissance and Black history through a hopscotch-shaped puzzle.
Wiki-path
Connect with other readers through Wikipedia pages, communicating using only words from the current article.
Divine Battle Arena
Battle arena where speed and knowledge determine victory. Answer true/false questions quickly to deal damage and heal.
Wiki-b-eatia
Rhythm game where you feed monsters by guessing which Wikipedia page has the most bytes.
Daydream
Walk through a maze of Wikipedia articles. A series of dreams. Can you guess where you've been?
Art, Where?
Guess where famous paintings were created and where they're housed today on an interactive map.
WikiPiPdia
A picture-in-picture of Wikipedia articles that are linked to each other (using props linkshere). Imagine infinite zooming takes you from one image to another image inside it to another image inside it to another...
Get Inspired
Examples of games that transform Wikimedia and knowledge into playful experiences.
WikiAsteroids
A space shooter game where you blast through asteroids that spawn from live Wikipedia edits.
Factorday
A regular dose of fascinating facts and brain-teasing puzzles.
Redactle
Guess the hidden Wikipedia article by guessing the words.
Catfishing
Guess the daily Wikipedia article from its categories.
Venue
Hex House
A Brooklyn art studio and community space, and our amazing host for this event.
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